Le Chillou travel guide
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Visit Le Chillou: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Le Chillou is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 55 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Le Chillou is 298 km from Paris and 488 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Moncontour, Vienne at 16 km from Le Chillou
Popular places to visit near Le Chillou: these include Moncontour, Vienne at 16 km and Parthenay at 16 km.
Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) is a listed 'religious monument' at 7km and Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) is a listed 'religious monument' at 13km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Le Chillou, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Le Chillou
See France This Way travel guides for and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Le Chillou.
Note that all distances from Le Chillou shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Le Chillou holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Le Chillou (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Poitou-Charentes and Deux-Sevres gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Le Chillou and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de La Mothe (16km) : La Guyonnière (22km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (21km) : Sanxay (32km) : Fontevraud Abbey (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (7km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (13km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (15km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (42km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (42km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (25km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (16km) : Poitiers (41km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Loudun (32km) : Montreuil-Bellay (41km) :
Map of places to visit near Le Chillou & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Chillou
Canton: Saint-Loup-Lamairé
Arrondissement: Parthenay
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79600
Distance to Le Chillou
from Niort: 55 km
from Paris: 298 km
from Calais: 488 km
from Nice: 672 km
from Bordeaux: 217 km
from Strasbourg: 624 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 6 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Le Chillou): Aubigny, Gourge, Louin, Pressigny, Saint-Loup-Lamaire and Tessonniere.
Getting here
Deux-Sevres is in the western-centre of France. Most visitors will come by car, as an excursion from the Loire Valley or approximately 4 hours from the channel port at Saint-Malo. For driving distances to Le Chillou from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Le Chillou